The Fathers of Confederation
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This famous painting of the Fathers of Confederation depicts a scene that did not actually occur. True, all of these men helped negotitate the founding of the Dominion but the seating arrangements and scenery never occurred.
Quebec Conference, 1864
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Front Row (left to right): E. Whalen, A.T. Galt, George Brown, J.A. Macdonald, Col. J.H. Gray, C. Tupper, .-P. TachM, S.L. Tilley, George- . Cartier, J. McCully, E.B. Chandler, W.H. Steeves, Lt. Col. J.H. Gray.
Back Row (left to right): G. Coles, H.L. Langevin, E. Palmer, O. Mowat, J.M. Johnson, A.G. Archibald, C. Fisher, J. Cockburn, J.C. Chapais, W.A. Henry, R.B. Dickey, A.A. Macdonald, W.H. Pope, J.A. Shea, F.B.T. Carter, H. Bernard, J.H. Haviland.
SOURCE: Notman Photographic Archives.
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